Have you ever done a ride because of the jersey? I have. Both riding Tierra Bella (jersey photo) and earning the California Triple Crown (jersey photo)were somewhat jersey motivated. But more often I do a ride and hate the jersey that goes with it.

I love the "Spook" jerseys... the Kern Wheelmen (in Calif.) sponser an interesting ride each year called the Spooktacular. It starts outside of Bakersfield. The century is friggin' hard (there are two; I've only attempted the horrible, I have never tried or even considered the "hidieous") but I keep coming back because I love their jerseys. Some of the older ones are my all time favorite I wear again and again... great colors, cool designs, something different then the usual...

My other favorite for many reasons but especially because of the jerseys are the Wildflower out of Creston CA (not the Chico Wildflower). Its a very popular ride which usually sells out on the day it opens for registration. Most spectacular jerseys always very pretty.

Private docent led mountain bike rides through Limestone Canyon. Go to letsgooutside.org and register today! Also available: hikes, equestrian rides and family events as well as trail maintenance and science study.

A lot of rides do not offer women's jerseys, and the men's sizes are too baggy on me.

I've never done a ride for the jersey, but I'd like to earn that Triple Crown jersey some day.

I've done the Huntington Beach marathon because their cool finisher medal is shaped like a surfboard, and the San Francisco marathon because their medal has rubber feet on the back and can be used as a wineglass coaster.

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Originally Posted by Xerum 525

Now get on your cheap bike and give me a double century. You walking can of Crisco!!

Don't get ride "Jerseys" over here- They only seem to offer cotton T's which I don't wear while riding. When will the organisers get it into their heads that if they want "Free" advertising for next year- provide or sell a proper cycling jersey in a good material that will be used on rides.

Generally, I hate all ride jerseys because they do not fit and are not full zip. I buy race cut full zip jerseys. Ride jerseys are cut for riders with big guts. The California Championship jerseys fit so I suspect the triple crown ones would fit as well.

Curtis, your design looks like an improvement. IMO, promoters should pay more attention to jerseys and make them really cool since some of the rides, such as the DMD, is so hard and quite an accomplishment.

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Yeah, mine says "DFL Cycling/bringing up the rear". Yours is a little less, shall we say, provocative. I'm trying to convince my wife to use her $20,000 embroidery machine (it's not that expensive, but it costs more than any of my bikes) to put cool stuff like that on my cycling caps.

I like your version better, Curtis.
When I started riding, my policy was that I wouldn't buy myself a riding jersey. I felt it was like the tail wagging the dog and that the only way I could wear a jersey was to earn a jersey. I earned two by riding the MS ride for the University of Pennsylvania Health System team twice. I was pleased that they were rather conservative. After that I could, in good conscience, buy my 50+ jersey.

I actually prefer the official jersey, which means that Curtis' design is better since I have been assured by everyone that I am aesthetically challenged/blind.

The "I did it in one day" on the back may be a throw-back to the T-shirts given at the early Davis Double Century rides that always referenced 200 miles in one day. That brings back fond memories, which may explain my bias.